We are dedicated to giving out information via this web site concerning the various aspects of the Responsible Thinking Classroom process.

Ed Ford, president of RTP, works daily to update the web site and responds to the many calls and emails enquiring about this discipline program.

Ed also conducts training sessions and seminars for teachers, administrators and other people interested in the process.

All time given by Ed and others to the RTP organization are donated. RTP has no paid employees.

For those schools interested in RTP training, please call him at the RTP office at 480 991-4860. or Email Ed at edford@responsiblethinking.com

Ed can provide information on setting up dates and the specific fees and expenses for the training courses and seminars.
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There are two kinds of training:
The first is offered to individual schools or school districts.

Ed and his associate, George Venetis, long-time Accredited RTP Administrator, Trainer, and Evaluator, travel throughout the world, offering one-day training.

It is highly recommended that the staff be furnished with books and DVD's in preparation for the training. The books should, at the very least, be purchased following the training and used not only as teaching tool but also be frequently referred to as an instructional guide when using the process.

The first book recommended is Discipline For Home And School, Fundamentals, and should be read by those interested in learning what RTP is all about with the possibility of using the process. All RTP books and DVD's are published by Brandt Publishing.

Discipline For Home And School Books One and Two should be read and used by those intending on using the process. They will help with the daily implementation of the process, like instruction books, or how-to books, when dealing with the details of the process. Those two books should be used and referred to during training sessions or refresher courses for the faculty.

The second type of training is a two-day training.
Much more material is covered and there is obviously more time for learning the use of the RTP questioning process plus role play demonstrations.

This two-day training conference is especially helpful to those school districts or individual schools wishing to save money by inviting surrounding districts and charging a nominal fee to attend.

Many schools have offset their own costs for the training from inviting other school districts to pay for the training of their own district teachers. Obviously, inviting outside school districts and charging a nominal fee is also applicable to one-day training sessions as well.